Matt Haig
Matt Haig was born in 1975. His debut novel, The Last Family in England, was a UK bestseller. The Dead Fathers Club, an update of Hamlet featuring an eleven-year-old boy, and The Possession of Mr Cave, a horror story about an overprotective father, are being made into films and have been translated into numerous languages. He is also the author of the award winning children's novel Shadow Forest, and its sequel, The Runaway Troll. A film of The Radleys is in production with Alfonso Cuaron. Matt has lived in London and Spain, and now lives in York with the writer Andrea Semple and their two children.
Books by Matt Haig
The Truth Pixie Goes to School
Published: September 2019
The sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller The Truth Pixie; an uplifting, illustrated story about beating back-to-school nerves
Evie and the Animals
Published: July 2019
An enchanting new chapter book for children, from number one bestselling author Matt Haig and featuring illustrations throughout by the award-winning Emily Gravett.
Notes on a Nervous Planet
Published: April 2019
The follow-up to the number one Sunday Times bestseller Reasons to Stay Alive.
The Radleys
Published: January 2019
Darkly comic fiction from the bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive, The Humans and How to Stop Time.
The Humans
Published: January 2019
'Matt Haig is a supreme talent and a writer to cherish, and The Humans is undoubtedly his magnum opus.' - Guardian
Father Christmas and Me
Published: November 2018
The third book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould
The Truth Pixie
Published: October 2018
A brand new story for younger readers from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould
How to Stop Time
Published: June 2018
The #1 UK bestseller, with over 200,000 copies sold: a rare, wise and uplifting novel - a book to recommend to everyone.
The Possession of Mr Cave
Published: June 2018
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans.
The Last Family in England
Published: June 2018
The debut novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans.
The Dead Fathers Club
Published: June 2018
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans.
How To Stop Time
Published: November 2017
This special Illustrated Edition features over fifty enchanting line drawings by the award-winning artist Chris Riddell.
Father Christmas and Me
Published: November 2017
The third magical book in the festive series, which began with A Boy Called Christmas and continued with The Girl Who Saved Christmas, from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Published: October 2017
The second magical book in the festive series, which began with A Boy Called Christmas, from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould
How to Stop Time
Published: July 2017
From Shakespeare's England to jazz age Paris to surfing in Byron Bay, a wild, bittersweet, time-travelling story about love, loss and living in the moment.
A Boy Called Christmas and The Girl Who Saved Christmas Box Set
Published: December 2016
A lavish boxed set of Matt Haig's magical Christmas classics - A Boy Called Christmas and The Girl Who Saved Christmas.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Published: December 2016
Audio edition (5 CDs) of the sequel to Matt Haig's bestselling festive classic, A Boy Called Christmas.
A Boy Called Christmas
Published: November 2016
A Christmas classic from the No. 1 bestselling author, now in paperback.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Published: November 2016
The next magical book in the festive series, begun with A Boy Called Christmas, from Number One bestselling author Matt Haig.
Reasons to Stay Alive
Published: January 2016
A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive.
A Boy Called Christmas
Published: November 2015
The fantastical story of the boy who saved Christmas.
Humans: An A-Z
Published: January 2015
'Humans are mysterious, even to themselves, and it is this mystery that keeps them going. It is the mystery that makes love possible'
